differential
1.
they say madness is the recognition
there is no one to recognize
the cure is homeopathic
one must become cognizant of the lack
make decenteredness a mantra
refuse all intimations of objective subjectivity
the dialogic model more satisfying than the dialectic
2.
warning: the surgeon general has determined
that a purely performative dialogic subjectivity
is harmful to those who love you
proceed with caution
objects in the mirror may appear . . .
Jeanetta Calhoun Mish is a poet, writer and literary scholar. Mish has recently published poetry and essays in The Fiddleback, This Land, Naugatuck River Review, Concho River Review, LABOR: Studies in Working Class History of the Americans, San Pedro River Review, Blast Furnace, Sugar Mule and ProtestPoems.org, among others. She is also editor of award-winning Mongrel Empire Press. Dr. Mish is the Director of The Red Earth Creative Writing MFA program at Oklahoma City University where she also serves as a faculty mentor in literary magazine editing and the craft of poetry. For more information, visit www.tonguetiedwoman.com
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